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| map=({{Locate_address_inline | address = 419+11th+Court+West | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | | map=({{Locate_address_inline | address = 419+11th+Court+West | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | ||
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| nmap=[https://gisweb.birminghamal.gov/StandardMaps/Neighborhoods/11x17/EastThomas.pdf East Thomas] | | nmap=[https://gisweb.birminghamal.gov/StandardMaps/Neighborhoods/11x17/EastThomas.pdf East Thomas] | ||
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It originated as an unplanned extension of the company town of [[Thomas]], housing mostly African American workers at the [[Thomas Furnaces]] and the nearby [[East Thomas Yards|East Thomas Railroad Yard]]. Neighborhood institutions include [[Wilkerson Middle School]] and [[Dorothy Spears Park]], named for long-time resident and community activist [[Dorothy Spears]]. | It originated as an unplanned extension of the company town of [[Thomas]], housing mostly African American workers at the [[Thomas Furnaces]] and the nearby [[East Thomas Yards|East Thomas Railroad Yard]]. Neighborhood institutions include [[Wilkerson Middle School]] and [[Dorothy Spears Park]], named for long-time resident and community activist [[Dorothy Spears]]. | ||
The '''East Thomas Neighborhood Association''' meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at [[1st Missionary Baptist Church]] on [[11th Court West]]. [[Walter Floyd]] | The '''East Thomas Neighborhood Association''' meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at [[1st Missionary Baptist Church]] on [[11th Court West]]. | ||
==Neighborhood presidents== | |||
* [[Walter Floyd]] | |||
* [[Thomasine Jackson]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 5 April 2021
| East Thomas | |
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Birmingham neighborhoods |
| District(s) | 5, 8, 9 |
|---|---|
| Community | Smithfield |
| Population | 1,229 |
| Area | N/A |
| President | Thomasine Jackson |
| Meeting site | 1st Missionary Baptist Church, (map) |
| Meeting day | 3rd Tuesday |
| Website | |
| Neighborhood map | East Thomas |
East Thomas is a neighborhood in the Smithfield community, north of I-59/20 and south of Village Creek, east of Thomas and west of Enon Ridge.
It originated as an unplanned extension of the company town of Thomas, housing mostly African American workers at the Thomas Furnaces and the nearby East Thomas Railroad Yard. Neighborhood institutions include Wilkerson Middle School and Dorothy Spears Park, named for long-time resident and community activist Dorothy Spears.
The East Thomas Neighborhood Association meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 1st Missionary Baptist Church on 11th Court West.
Neighborhood presidents
References
- Fullman, Lynn Grisard (January 30, 1983) "Neighborhood Profile: East Thomas" The Birmingham News
- Two Industrial Towns: Pratt City and Thomas (February 1988) Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society